Student, driver injured in Lehigh Acres school bus crash

The driver of a school bus was at fault in a crash Tuesday morning in Lehigh Acres, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Troopers said Mayra Morales Guanches, 49, of Fort Myers, was transporting students to East Lee County High School when she drove into the path of a cement truck at the intersection of Bell Boulevard and Meadow Road.

One of the nine students had to be treated for minor injuries. He was identified as 18-year-old Domonick Freeman, of Lehigh Acres.

The driver of the bus is charged with violation of right of way.

The northbound lanes of Bell Boulevard were shut down while crews cleaned up diesel that spilled from the truck.